Comprehensive MOT Test Centre Information Near Me

Find the nearest MOT Test Centres. Enter your postcode in the search box and we'll find all the MOT Stations near you ordered by distance. In addition to a handy map we will also include booking telephone numbers and, where possible, opening times. If you have a car, van, motor bike, private passenger vehicle or, even, a trike, we'll list all the M.O.S. Test Centers near you.

MOT Test Centre Counties

UK MOT Test Centres in Staffordshire

ST21 6PL
ST21 6NW
ST21 6AB
ST21 6PN
ST21 6NN
ST21 6NT
ST21 6NZ
ST21 6NU
ST21 6PQ
ST21 6NL
ST21 6NP
ST21 6NS
ST21 6PG
ST21 6NR
ST21 6PW
ST21 6PJ
ST21 6NJ
ST21 6QH
ST21 6PP
ST21 6SY
ST21 6SL
ST21 6TE
ST21 6TD
ST21 6PF
ST21 6PS
ST21 6PT
ST21 6PE
ST21 6PH
ST21 6QQ
ST21 6NQ
ST21 6NG
ST21 6QA
TF9 4LN
ST21 6QD
ST21 6PR
ST21 6SJ
ST21 6QB
TF9 4GA
ST21 6HB
TF9 2SH
ST21 6HA
ST21 6QG
ST21 6QF
ST21 6QJ
ST21 6HD
TF9 4QU
ST21 6QE
TF9 4NJ
TF9 4JZ
TF9 4LW
TF9 4JW
TF9 4LL
TF9 4NY
TF9 4LP
ST20 0RE
TF9 4NL
TF9 4LJ
TF9 4QL
TF9 4LR
ST21 6NF
TF9 4QJ
ST21 6ET
TF9 4LS
TF9 4NS
TF9 4LQ
TF9 4LH
TF9 4NW
TF9 4NH
TF9 4NG
TF9 4QW
TF9 2SQ
TF9 4QH
TF9 4LA
TF9 4QE
TF9 4LT
TF9 4QP
TF9 4NN
TF9 4JS
TF9 4LD
TF9 4LB
TF9 4QQ
TF9 4QG
TF9 4QB
TF9 4QT
ST21 6ES
TF9 4LE
TF9 4QD
TF9 4QF
TF9 4LG
ST20 0RG
TF9 4NQ
ST20 0RF
TF9 4QA
TF9 4LF
TF9 4JY
TF9 4NP
TF9 4PZ
TF9 4LU
TF9 4PY
ST21 6ER
TF9 4JU
TF9 4PR
TF9 2RE
TF9 4JX
TF9 2PZ
TF9 4PU
TF9 4PA
TF9 2SG
TF9 4QR
ST21 6EP
ST20 0RD
ST21 6HE
TF9 4LX
TF9 4PS
TF9 4NU
TF9 4JT
TF9 4PW
TF9 4PT
TF9 4PX
TF9 4RP
TF9 4NZ
TF9 4PQ
TF9 4PP
ST21 6HF
TF9 4PN
TF9 4PL
ST20 0RB
ST21 6RB
ST21 6RA
TF9 4GY
TF9 4EE
TF9 4PH
TF9 4NA
TF9 4PJ
ST21 6RG
TF9 4GZ
TF9 4RE
TF9 4PG
TF9 2QA
TF9 4NX
TF9 4EG
TF9 4EN
ST21 6TG
TF9 4NE
TF9 4EB
TF9 4PF
TF9 4PE
TF9 4DZ
TF9 4ND
TF9 2QZ
ST21 6EX
TF9 4RH
TF9 2QX
TF9 4PD
TF9 4QS
TF9 4JP
TF9 4RB
TF9 4EA
ST20 0RQ
ST21 6HG
TF9 4RQ
TF9 4PB
TF9 2QU
TF9 4NB
TF9 4JR
TF9 4DY
ST21 6HQ
TF9 2QL
TF9 4BW
TF9 4RA
TF9 4BN
TF9 4BL
TF9 4RF
ST21 6HJ
TF9 2QT
TF9 2QJ
TF9 4BX
TF9 4NF
TF9 4BJ
TF9 4RD
TF9 4BU
ST21 6RZ
TF9 4HB
TF9 4BY
TF9 4BZ
ST21 6RN
TF9 4DA
TF9 4EZ
TF9 2QH
TF9 4DB
ST21 6QZ
ST21 6GZ
ST21 6LY
TF9 4NT
ST21 6HH
TF9 4BT
TF9 4BP
TF9 4DE
TF9 2QY
TF9 4ED
TF9 2RL
TF9 4RJ
TF9 4DD
TF9 4LY
TF9 2RB
TF9 4ER
TF9 4DF
TF9 4RN
ST21 6QS
TF9 4ES
TF9 4RL
TF9 4RG
TF9 4BS
TF9 2RD
ST21 6EU
TF9 4EY
TF9 4RW
ST21 6RF
TF9 4EP
TF9 4EW
ST21 6QR
ST20 0RH
TF9 4DX
TF9 4DQ
TF9 4DH
TF9 4EH
TF9 4ZB
ST21 6EW
TF9 4EQ
TF9 2RH
TF9 4EF
TF9 4WH
TF9 4WQ
TF9 4WP
TF9 4ZZ
TF9 4WT

When to get an MOT

The MOT test is designed to check that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards defined by the Department for Transport.

The rules that determine when you need to MOT your vehicle depend on the type of vehicle you have and what you use it for. These rules are grouped into Classes which currently include 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 5a and 7. Broardly speaking you need to MOT your vehicle on;

  • the third anniversary of its registration
  • the anniversary of its last MOT, if it's over 3 years old
The exception to this is vehicles that are categorised as Class 4, 5 and 5a which need to be MOT tested every 12 months.

Driving a vehicle without an MOT can attract a fine of up to £1,000

Expired MOT certificate

It is not acceptable to drive a vehicle if its MOT has certificate expired. Doing so can result in a prosecution. Exceptions to this rule are;

  • to or from somewhere to be repaired,
  • to a pre-arranged MOT test1.

1A pre-arranged MOT test is one that has been arranged in advance. If you are stopped on the way to a drop in MOT test centre without an appointment you may not qualify for an exemption.

MOT renewal

An MOT lasts for a calendar year. The MOT expiration date is printed on the MOT pass certificate.

It is important to ensure your vehicle's MOT test certificate is renewed before the MOT test due date. This is can be done as early as a month minus 1 day before the expiration of the current certificate or anniversary of the registration of the vehicle. It is acceptable to get a new MOT test certificate at any time, however, the start date of the certificate will change if the renewal date is more than a month minus a day before the expiration of the current certificate.

MOT Test Fees and Class Descriptions

The Department for Transport has specified maximum fees that MOT test centres can charge. These are broken down by the Class of the vehicle as this roughly equates to the amount of effort required by the MOT Test Centre to carry out the test. The following table explains the Classes and associated costs.

ClassVehicle TypeAge before
MOT (years)
Maximum
Fee
1Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 29.65
1Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 37.80
2Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc)3£ 29.65
2Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc)3£ 37.80
33-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight)3£ 37.80
43-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight)3£ 54.85
4Cars (up to 8 passenger seats)3£ 54.85
4Motor caravans3£ 54.85
4Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw)3£ 54.85
4Dual purpose vehicles3£ 54.85
4Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats)3£ 54.85
4Ambulances and taxis1£ 54.85
4Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats)1£ 57.30
4Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight)3£ 54.85
4aClass 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check£ 64.00
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats)1£ 59.55
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats)1£ 80.65
5Playbuses1£ 80.65
5aClass 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 80.50
5aClass 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 124.50
7Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight)3£ 58.60

Test Failures and Retests

If your vehicle has failed its MOT Test you may qualify for a free or reduced retest.

If the MOT Test Centre carries out the repair then ordinarily they would retest the vehicle at a reduced cost or no cost at all, depending on the nature of the work and the time between the two MOT tests.

If you decide to take your vehicle away for repair you will need to ensure that your vehicle's current certificate is still valid. If your certificate is no longer valid then you will only be able to take your vehicle to a repair agent to get the defects corrected and to an MOT Test Centre with a pre-arranged MOT test appointment. You will not be able to take your vehicle to any other location.

If you have taken your vehicle away for repair and manage to return it to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a retest, the MOT Test Centre will not charge for the partial retest, assuming the repair is one or more of the following items;

  • access panels
  • battery
  • bonnet
  • bootlid
  • brake pedal antislip
  • break glass hammer (class 5 vehicles only)
  • doors (including hinges, catches and pillars)
  • door open warning device (class 5 vehicles only)
  • dropsides
  • electrical wiring
  • emergency exits and signs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance door remote control (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance/exit steps (class 5 vehicles only)
  • fuel filler cap
  • headlamp cleaning or levelling devices (that doesn’t need a headlamp aim check)
  • horn
  • lamps (excluding headlamp aim)
  • loading door
  • main beam 'tell-tale'
  • mirrors
  • rear reflectors
  • registration plates
  • seatbelts (but not anchorages), seatbelt load limiter and seatbelt pre-tensioner
  • seats
  • sharp edges or projections
  • stairs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • steering wheel
  • tailboard
  • tailgate
  • trailer electrical sockets
  • towbars (excluding body around anchorage points)
  • tyre pressure monitoring system
  • vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • windscreen glass, wipers and washers
  • wheels and tyres (excluding motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecar)
If the repair is for another fault or you do not get your vehicle back within the time period then you are eligible for a charge.

If you return your vehicle, after a repair, within 10 working days of the original test then the MOT Test Centre can complete a partial test which may be free or at a reduce charge. If it is not within this period then the MOT Text Centre will need to carry out a full test for which a full charge can be made.

Booking an MOT

MOT Test Centres offer a variety of methods for booking your vehicle in for a test. The primary means of booking is by phone. Our website offers a handy click to call facility if you are using a compatible device saving the need to save or write the number down. It is also worth noting that many sites now have online booking capabilities making it quick and easy for you to book your car in for a test.

MOT Test Centre maximum fees are controlled. Familiarise yourself with the Class of your vehicle and ensure that the MOT Test Centre does not charge you more than the maximum fee specified.

How does the MOT Test work?

An MOT test is an annual check of qualifying vehicles by an approved agent of items the Department of Transport has deemed essential for the safe operation of the vehicle on the public highway. Checks vary by vehicle category but all include essential items like headlights, seatbelt and tyres.

The MOT Test is designed to ensure the vehicle meets road safety and emission standards as defined by the Department for Transport. The test ensures your vehicle is in appropriate condition for use on the road. The MOT Test focuses on elements of the vehicle that ensure the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. The Test does not concern itself with the condition of the vehicle's engine or gearbox, for example, but does focus on items such as seat belts, breaks and lights. For a full guide please read the MOT Inspection Manual.

Whilst the MOT Test is being performed you are allowed to view the Test from the MOT Public viewing area. You are not, however, allowed to interact with the Tester during the course of their duties.

MOT Test Completion

When the MOT Tester has completed the inspection you will be issued with a certificate. This can be an MOT Certificate, if the vehicle has passed, or a refusal of an MOT Test Certificate. In either case the outcome, along with the vehicles odometer reading will be recorded in the MOT test database, which is a national register.

If the vehicle has passed the MOT Test the MOT Certificate will be issued with, amoungst other things, the epiration date of the Certificate. You will need to repeat this process again before this date.

If the vehicle has NOT passed the MOT Test the refusal of an MOT Test Certificate will be issued which contains the reasons why the vehicle failed the test. If you decide to take the vehicle away for repair then please ensure you have familiarised yourself with the rules related to retesting your vehicle, especially if your MOT Test Certificate has expired.

If you feel you vehicle has been incorrectly failed then you may lodge an appeal with the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) by calling them on 0300 123 9000 week days between 7:30am to 6pm. You should also contact them if you think your MOT Test Certificate is not geniune or if you think your vehicle has passed when it shouldn't have.

Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition can attract a fine of up to £2,000, a driving ban and 3 penalty points
Information on this site is correct at time of publication. We assume no responsibility for any incorrect data, ommissions or errors.
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